Wednesday, November 23, 2011

11/23/11

Noon Position 07 06' N 114 06' W, SOG 5kts, COG 135, days run 110nmThis morning I discovered the joys and delights of canned bacon! Now, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the long shelf life version of this food, I shall explain: The bacon comes in a normal sized can, but as soon as you pick it up you realize that something is different, something is special - It's camouflage! Yes, the can has a camo wrapper, so it doesn't give you away in the jungle when you really need that bacon fix. Inside, neatly rolled up in wax paper, are about 24 strips of bacon - all you have to do is unroll the paper, pull off some bacon, and throw it in a pan! It's glorious! Now, while this isn't thick center cut hickory smoked bacon, fresh off the pig and cooked to perfection by my little brother, it's pretty darn good - I've definitely had worse bacon at any number of diners and restaurants. Plus, it comes with the added benefit of a little bit of bacon grease, perfect for frying up the eggs that accompanied it this morning. I also ate one of the delicious greenish grapefruit that my mother and aunt found at a farmer's market - I've discovered that they're very similar (if not the same) as Caribbean grapefruit, which, in my humble opinion, are the absolute epitome of grapefruitdom. Sweet, juicy, not too tart, but still with a little bit of tang. Today finds us slowly beating into a dying southerly breeze - back up to a single reef in the main and about 1/2 the genoa, and actually able to point without slamming too hard. Hoping for some change here pretty soon, but the pilot charts don't give much hope - 44% of the time there's southerly breeze in this area. The gribs have the breeze lightening quite a bit tomorrow, and with the flatter swell I should be able to drive into the Southeasterlies that are waiting for me at 5 N.